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Dusk on a riverbank beside a wide river with hills and town lights across the water. At left, a priest in a long orange-red garment stands near a small fire, while seated devotees in white shirts and red shawls sit on the sand. A decorated seat with gold-trimmed fabric sits at right under a yellow fringed parasol, where a man in a red-orange shirt sits among attendants in white and red. Several devotees in white, red shawls and checked shirts sit in rows facing the river and the fire. A deity murti with flower garlands rests on a red-draped table near the seated devotees.

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Dusk on a riverbank with calm water and a town lit along the far shore under hills. A fire pit burns at the front-left beside brass offering plates. A standing priest in red-orange robes performs a ritual near a small offering table with fruit and flowers. Seated devotees in white clothing and red shawls face the fire, and tall silver-tipped ceremonial staffs and a fringed orange canopy stand at the right. A figure in an orange-brown robe sits near the right-side seat and staffs, but his appearance is not clearly distinctive, so his identity is uncertain.2014-03-18Evening puja on a riverside ghat at dusk, with a wide river reflecting the lights of a town along the far bank and a forested hillside behind. A saffron-robed priest stands at centre holding an open book, facing a small table draped in red cloth that holds decorated deity murti and brass offering vessels. A second saffron-robed figure kneels at left beside a flickering oil lamp and brass plates. Around twelve devotees in white clothes sit on the stone steps in the foreground, some with hands folded, a few in darker shawls. Burning lamps glow on the platform.2014-03-18Evening ritual on a riverside ghat at dusk, with a dark blue sky and distant city lights across the water. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at the left, pouring or offering over a small deity murti on a draped red table, with a lit oil lamp and brass puja vessels, bowls and a drum in the foreground. Several rows of seated devotees face the ritual along the steps; a man in the middle wears a dark jacket with a red shawl, and a bald man in a cream kurta and red-striped pants sits at right. Rudraksha-style beads and red cloth are visible on some devotees. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is present in view.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Outdoor riverside ritual at dusk on a stone ghat beside a wide river with forested hills and a suspension bridge behind. A woman in a red sari with a shawl, red bindi and beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame. Beside a small fire pit of yellow wooden blocks, a figure in red robes bends low over offerings and a metal stand. Another person in red stands behind, holding a camera. Seated devotees in red and white clothing sit to the left with hands joined. Marigold and rose flowers and brass vessels lie in the foreground. The fire pit suggests a homa or yagna.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Evening outdoor ritual on riverside steps at dusk, with a fire burning at right. A seated figure on a silver-covered raised seat at left wears a deep red garment and rudraksha-style beads, with a crown-like head covering; the image is too small and dim for a confident identification, so the figure is treated as an uncertain candidate. A row of devotees in white kurtas and red shawls sits on the steps, some with hands folded in prayer. At right a priest in red tends the homa fire beside a brown-draped table holding kalasha pots, brass vessels and garlanded offerings. Standing ritual poles with decorative tops line the left edge, and a multi-storey building stands behind the steps.2014-03-18Dusk ghat ceremony beside a river, with stone steps lined by seated devotees in white kurtas and red-brown shawls. On the left, a man in a red-maroon garment and rudraksha-style beads sits behind a draped golden-brown cloth table with lamps and offerings. At right, a priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl raises a lit lamp toward a table of decorated kalasha-style pots topped with white flowers and green-yellow cloth, with brass dishes, oil lamps and flower petals on the stone floor. Hills and multi-storey buildings sit in the background.2014-03-18Dusk ritual on a riverbank with a wide river and hills behind, a suspension bridge and lit buildings in the distance. A fire burns on a square stack of yellow bricks as a woman in a red sari with a red-and-gold border and a red bindi stands holding a lit oil lamp, with a string of beads around her neck. Beside her, another person in red kneels at the fire with a brass vessel, and a man in orange robes stands behind them. Seated devotees in red and white clothes line the left edge. At the lower right, a decorated deity murti is adorned with white flower garlands and a red and gold cloth, with brass vessels nearby.2014-03-18